Horse race
| Melbourne Cup | |
| Location | Flemington Racecourse |
|---|---|
| Date | 6 November 1888 |
| Distance | 2 miles |
| Winning horse | Mentor |
| Winning time | 3:30.75 |
| Final odds | 7/1 |
| Jockey | Mick O'Brien |
| Trainer | Walter Hickenbotham |
| Owner | Donald Smith Wallace |
| Surface | Turf |
| Attendance | 100,000 |
| ← 18871889 → | |
The 1888 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Tuesday, 6 November 1888.
This year was the twenty-eighth running of the Melbourne Cup. This year the VRC lifted the sweepstakes for the Melbourne Cup making the Cup the most valuable race in the world at the time. This was the first of four Melbourne Cup wins for trainor Walter Hickenbotham.
This is the list of placegetters for the 1888 Melbourne Cup.
| Place | Name | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mentor | Mick O'Brien | Walter Hickenbotham | Donald Smith Wallace |
| 2 | Tradition | T. Aspinall | ||
| 3 | The Yeoman | Robert Ramage |
See also
References
- "1888 Melbourne Cup MillersGuide". millersgudie.identika.com.au. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ^ "1881 to 1890 Melbourne Cup Winners". races com au. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
External links
- 1888 Melbourne Cup footyjumpers.com
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